Hope and Help For Fatigue & Chronic Illness EP03: Epigenetics: Changing Your Health Destiny
Are you ready to take control of your health and destiny? Join host Haylie Pomroy, Assistant Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, as she talks with guest Dr. Lubov Nathanson, Associate Professor at Nova Southeastern University's College of Osteopathic Medicine. They go into great detail about the amazing field of epigenetics and how it can change your health.
Dr. Lubov Nathanson also sheds light on the interconnectedness of our bodily systems, the empathy and belief in patients at the heart of clinical research, and the fascinating notion that genetic expression can be reversed and altered. If you want to improve your health trajectory, this episode is for you.
Key Points:
02:11 The difference between genomics and epigenetics
03:24 How epigenetic mutations happen
05:12 Turning certain genetic expressions on or off can cause or stop diseases
07:51 Current research in chronic diseases
09:20 How Gulf War Illness links to chronic fatigue syndrome
12:55 Impartiality and neutrality in research
15:30 Why health practitioners should believe patient symptoms
17:08 All systems in our bodies are interconnected
20:14 Collaboration is key in research
22:25 There’s no technical definition for “normal” in health
25:53 Science is the freedom to ponder for medical breakthroughs
Dr. Lubov Nathanson, Ph.D., is an experienced scientist with expertise in genomics and proteomics research. She has a multidisciplinary background in bioinformatics, molecular biology, biochemistry, and systems biology. Her work involves analyzing gene expression data, studying metabolic pathways and gene ontology, building gene interaction networks, and investigating upstream and downstream gene interactions. In addition to her role as an Associate Professor, she is also an Adjunct Professor in the fields of nutrition and math, science, and technology.
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